Any Previous? Luton Town v Latics

Latics and Luton Town have met on 17 occasions down the years.

 

The first meeting between the two clubs was in August 1978 when the Latics, in their first season as a Football League club, were drawn to play 2^nd Division Luton in the League Cup, the Hatters were managed at that time by David Pleat.

The first leg at Kenilworth Road ended 2-0 to Luton, with the 2^nd leg at Springfield Park finishing 0-1 also to Luton. We had to wait until 1999 for our first victory, a 0-4 away win in what was then League 2.

Classic Encounter

We have met once previously in the FA Cup, a 2^nd round tie in December 2002, the game was played at the then named JJB Stadium, Latics riding high at the top of Division 2, Luton chasing our tails in 7^th, but 14 points behind, the gulf between the two sides showed on the day, Nathan Ellington with 2 goals and a Michael Flynn volley seeing us through to the 3^rd round with a 3:0 victory, the game was played in from of 4,544 fans.

A young Emmerson Boyce in the Luton side.

Latics: Filan; Eaden, Breckin, Jackson, Baines; Green (Mitchell 55), Dinning, Jarrett, Roberts (Flynn 81), Kennedy (Teale 55); Ellington

Unused Subs: Beasant, Brannan

Luton Town: Emberson; Neilson, Boyce, Coyne, Kimble; Brkovic, Holmes (Hillier 68), Hughes, Robinson, Spring; Fotiadis (Judge 68)

 Unused Subs: Beckwith, Foley, Mansell

Goals: Latics - Ellington (37, 64), Moore (27,40), Flynn (86)

Luton Town Current Form

Luton currently sit 7^th in the Championship with 39pts from 25 games, their recent form, 2 defeats in their last 6 games, but they’ve won their last 3, the last 6 results LDLWWW.

Luton’s 12 home games so far this season in the league have brought 16 points, 3 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats, scoring 16 goals and conceding 13, one of those defeats was of course to us back in September.

In contrast the Latics away form at the moment is 12 games, 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats, scoring 15 goals and conceding 18.

Player To Watch – Cauley Woodrow

 

Cauley Woodrow

Former Barnsley player signed last summer and has made 10 appearances for the Hatters, likely to replace star striker Carlton Morris for the FA Cup tie as Luton boss Rob Edwards rotates his squad.

The 28 year old has 10 appearances, 2 starts, he scored the winning goal on Boxing Day as Luton beat Norwich 2:1.

 

The Last Six Meetings

Date	Competition	Result
03 Sep 2022	Championship	Luton 1:2 Latics
07 Mar 2020	Championship	Latics 0:0 Luton
07 Dec 2019	Championship	Luton 2:1 Latics
15 Mar 2003	Division 2	Latics 1:1 Luton
07 Dec 2002	FA Cup Rd 2	Latics 3:0 Luton
23 Oct 2002	Division 2	Luton 1:1 Latics

  

 

Full Record v Luton Town

Played – 17

Won – 6

Drawn – 6

Lost – 5

 

Grab a listen to the latest PWU Latics podcast featuring a preview of the Luton game.